Golf-tee.



No'. 654,666. Paten ted luly 3|, I900.

J. E. NEWTON.

GOLF TEE.

(Application filed. Feb. 1, 1900.)

(No Model.)

MTIJESSEE v INV NTBR UNITED STATES PATENT OF I E.

AMES EDWARD nnw'ron, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

GOLF-TEE.

WIFIQATION forming part of letters Patent No. 654,666, dated July31,1900.

' Application filed Ijebrnery 1, 1900. Serial No. 3,627- (ll'o model.)

To all win/om, it may concern:

Be it'know-n that I, J AMES EDWARD N Ew- TON, acitizen' of the UnitedStates, residing in Fall River, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Golf-Tees,of which the following is a specification.

In the game of golf when the player is to strike the ball from theteeing-oif ground be either draws up a little earth into a small mound,called a tee, or he places an artificial I tee of approximately theshape of a frustum on the ground and lays the ball thereon preparatoryto striking it. In cold weather when the ground is frozen it isimpossible-to scrape up the earth into a tee, and hence artificial onesare necessarily used. When the ball is placed on an artificial ormanufactured tee, however, the tee is very apt to become lost or sentoffa long distance by being struck by the club,

as it requires much accuracy to strike the ball A .v

-j Having t'husfully described my invention,

what I claim,and desireto. secure by Letters full without striking thetee.

the artificial or manufactured tee frombeing lost or sent anyconsiderable distance by the club in the hands of the player; The natureof the invention is fully described below and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of thedevice, with a portion of the safety or guard cord be ing representedas-broken out. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts 7 A representsthe tee proper, made, prefer ably, hollow of tolerably-soft rubber. Theposition of the ball on the tee is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.p

B is a heavy metallic weight or anchor, provided on its under side witha downwardlyextending annular V-shaped flange B. This holes a b and beinat the top, provided with a recess or chamber 3" of suitable size, andfurnished with a hole bin and through its upper portion. The tee isprovided witha hole ain its wall, and a cord or wire or theequivaleut ofeither, preferably about one foot in length, extends from the tee to theweightor anchor and is secured at its opposite :ends by being passed-throu gh the knotted at C. V \Vhen the ball is struck by the player,the tee it touched by the club will swing around on a circle at whichthe anchor Bis inthe center, and hence cannot become lost. weight oftheanchor and the fact that the flange B extends into the groundprevents it from being pulled over onto its side.

varied, if desired.

Patent, is- H The from being pulled out of its position by the'te'e'andoord, and its broad base prevents it 1. A golf-tee offrustoo0nica1 form, an auchafing-weight having a broad base andcentrally-apertured top, and a flexible connection attached to said teeand secured in the central aperture of said weight, substantially asspecified.

2. A golf-tee of frusto-conical form, having. a broad hollow base and aseat for the ball at the top, in combination with a frusto-conicalweight, apertured at top, flanged. at bottom, and connected with saidtee by a flexible connection swiveled in said apertured top,substantially as specified.

JAMES EDWARD NEWTON;

Witnesses i I Mnn'ron "C. FISHER, L. ELMER Woon.

